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  2. List of countries named after people - Wikipedia

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    Nór (although other etymologies are generally more widely accepted) Romania. from "Rome" (the modern capital city of Italy) / "Roman", which possibly comes from Romulus. Russia. Rus. Solomon Islands. King Solomon of Israel and Judah. Somalia. Supposedly named after Samaale.

  3. Let It Be (song) - Wikipedia

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    Composition and recording See also: Jim and Mary McCartney Origins McCartney said he had the idea of after he had a dream about his mother during the tense period surrounding the sessions for The Beatles ("the White Album") in 1968. Mary Patricia McCartney died of cancer in 1956, when he was fourteen. In rehearsing the song with the Beatles in January 1969, in place of the "Mother Mary" lyric ...

  4. More popular than Jesus - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. " More popular than Jesus " [nb 1] is part of a remark made by John Lennon of the Beatles in a March 1966 interview in which he argued that the public were more infatuated with the band than with Jesus, and that Christianity was declining to the extent that it might be outlasted by rock music. His opinions drew little controversy when ...

  5. Rotting Christ - Wikipedia

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    rotting-christ .com. Rotting Christ is a Greek black metal band formed in 1987. They are noted for being one of the first black metal bands within this region, as well as a premier act within the European underground metal scene. [1] They are also responsible for creating the signature Greek black metal sound prevalent in the early 1990s.

  6. Jesus Jones - Wikipedia

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    Jesus Jones are a British alternative rock band from Bradford-on-Avon in Wiltshire, formed in late 1988, who continue to record and perform, as of 2021. [5] [6] Their track "Right Here, Right Now" was an international hit, and was subsequently globally licensed for promotional and advertising campaigns. The single was also nominated for a ...

  7. Spread of Christianity - Wikipedia

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    Christianity "emerged as a sect of Judaism in Roman Judea" [1] in the syncretistic Hellenistic world of the first century AD, which was dominated by Roman law and Greek culture. [2] It started with the ministry of Jesus, who proclaimed the coming of the Kingdom of God. [3] [web 1] After his death by crucifixion, some of his followers are said ...

  8. Kids See Ghosts (album) - Wikipedia

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    It was named to year-end lists for 2018 of many publications, including GQ Russia and Pitchfork. In the United States, Kids See Ghosts debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 in 2018, alongside entering atop the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. It attained top-10 positions in nine other countries, such as Canada and the United Kingdom.

  9. Christ the Redeemer (statue) - Wikipedia

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    Christ the Redeemer ( Portuguese: Cristo Redentor, standard Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈkɾistu ʁedẽˈtoʁ]) is an Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, created by French-Polish sculptor Paul Landowski and built by Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa, in collaboration with French engineer Albert Caquot.